This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1902
Page
9
In a saloon a miner drank carbolic acid and died as an act of self harm amid heavy drinking. Witnesses reported the incident and authorities opened an investigation into the death likely ruled as suicide.
Martin Brennan a 23 year old miner died in the city jail after drinking carbolic acid in Harrington's saloon. He had been refused a drink earlier and sent to jail overnight while intoxicated. An inquest will be held. coroner Johnson oversaw the postmortem and investigation into the poisoning.
Latonia races yielded six events with winners Ethel Davis Two Lick Edgardo Levert Lural Lighter Foundling and runners up Succasunna Flora Willoughby Baffled Jack Rattlin Lir Din Len din Optimo Ciales and Priam. Times ranged from 1:02 to 1:29 for the seven furlong to mile distances.
Six races listed with winners and places at the Fair Grounds in St Louis on June 17. Winners include Avoid, Chanterelle, Dr Newlin, Miss Golightly, Prosper La Gai, and Santa Ventura with runners up Grand Shot Toby Tosa Buck O Dowd Lake View Belle Lefter Rollick Helen Print Randazzo Hi Knocker and times for each race.
Chicago reporters list Harlem results for June 17. In the five furlongs event Lady Matchless won tracked by Top Soil second and Flo- Carlin third with a time of 1 01 9 5. The one mile race saw Scarlet Lily first, Bragg second, Jaubert third in 1 42 3 5. The third race was the Graduate Stakes with a purse of 1500 dollars.
Bottled beer on ice per case two dollars fifty per bottle. ginger ale on ice per case three dollars fifty per bottle. Champagne cider pop case thirty five dollars per Mattie. Mineral water on ice per case three dollars. Fine old whiskey rye full quart bottle.
In New York on June 17 at Sheepshead Bay Gunfire won the six furlong feature with The Rival in second and Amicita third finishing in 1.14 2 5. Criterion took the mile selling race with Ascension second and Locket third in 1.40 3-5. The Foam stakes for two year olds went five furlongs with Sir Voorhees among the runners.
A. R. Lewis MD in the American Journal of Health argues hair deterioration troubles humanity and warns against fake restoratives. He cites Newbro's Herpicide as a rare case that truly "fills the bill" by destroying the parasite at the hair root and preventing dandruff and baldness.
Five furlongs Alan won Wat kins Overton second High Chancellor third time 1 01 Fourth race one mile Ethel Wheat won Autolight second Hoodwink third time 1 44 1 5 Fifth race six furlongs Burney Hunton won onfalon second Tee King third time 1 14 Sixth race one and one eighth miles Cherished won Journ McGurk second Russells third time 1 55 Seventh race one and one eighth miles Banish won Star Cotton second Hub Prather third time 1 56 4 5
The card lists six races with weights and entries. First race at four and one half furlongs shows Dr. Kammerer 105 Lady Jane Gray 108 Pathos 167 Grand Shot 112 Christina A 1s Questor lit Avoid 108. Cloudy fast conditions.
A Sunday card lists eight races with entries for two year olds in the first and fifth races, selling in the seventh, and hurdles in the third. Notable contenders include McChesney and Appleby in the Derby Trial, along with Wyeth and Lord Quex among the longer entries and Boney Boy leading the mile race.
Race card lists the high weight handicap at six furlongs with 8 Demurrer at 140 and top weights Coburg 137 Belvino 124 Wealth 117 Jim Tully 117 Military 114 Cougar 115 Alard Scheck 114. Second race covers a mile purse with 183 Bon Mot 101 Fair Knight 101 Sister Juliet 96 Numeral 111 Keynote 98 Caithness 106 Tom Kenney 106 Star of the West 6 De Reszke 101 Roxane 103 The Amazon 103 Slipthrift 101 Eddie Busch 101. Third race Daisy five furlongs on turf shows Eugenie Busch 110 Sunny Shore 115 Buttons 118 Our Nugget 115 Whorler 113 Roxboro 115 Serge 113. Fourth race Bay Ridge handicap mile and a quarter lists Blues 126 Advance Guard 117 Morningside 112 Nones 110 Swiftman 114 Water Cure 100 Trigger 93 Dixie Line 106. Fifth race selling five-eighths shows Explorer 109 Begone 4 Bobbinet 94 Chickle 106 Mackey Dwyer 106 Mount Hope 102 Dark Planet 102 Sooth Sayer 94 Old Glory
Special Dispatch from Helena says Portland baseball manager Vigneux will protest the Helena Portland game after a ninth inning dispute. He charged umpire Fisk with an improper call when Slagle was ruled out and McGilligan advanced, arguing a base should not have been allowed.
London reports on June 1 surrenders by Boer forces in Bloemfontein and the Transvaal Orange River Colony. In total 11,225 men surrendered in the Transvaal with 10,818 rifles. 4,395 surrendered in the Orange River Colony with 5,280 rifles. Cape Colony totals are pending. Lord Kitchener says the South African constabulary has been handed to civil authorities as military operations end.
Special Dispatch reports the president sent to the senate nominations for land office registers Daniel Arms of Missoula and William R. Dunbar of Vancouver as well as Indian agents William R. Logan of Fort Belknap Montana.
James Hickey shot his wife at her Fourth Plain home in Vancouver on June 17 and then attempted suicide by ingesting poison. Five pistol shots struck the woman in the back. Both survived but were not expected to live. Hickey and his wife had separated previously.
Irish members of the house of commons resolved to take no part in King Edward's coronation ceremonies as a protest against misgovernment. The Irish party will meet in Dublin on coronation day to discuss Ireland's condition.
Edwin H. Conger, the U S minister in Pekin, becomes doyen of the diplomatic corps following the departure of Baron von Wahlbern. The role carries significance in Pekin as the corps acts as a unit in dealings with Chinese authorities.
The planned meeting between Great Northern operating department officials and the strike committee representing boiler makers and helpers did not take place because two committee members from western states failed to arrive.
Morristown New Jersey June 17 Dewit Minton Flannagan a Democrat won election to Congress in the old Fourth New Jersey district to fill the unexpired term of the late Congressman Balmen.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.